March 26 - National Support the Troops Day!

Pasadena, CA, March 21, 2006 (Open Release) – The Soldiers’ Angels salute Michigan teenager, Alexandra McGregor, Michigan State Representative Robert Knollenberg and Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow for the recent passage of legislation in both the US Congress and US Senate to establish a National Support The Troops Day. This is intended for recognition of our active duty troops and the first date is set for March 26, 2006.

In a statement from the website of Representative Knollenberg, the Congressman encourages the following: “Our service men and women make enormous sacrifices to keep us safe and to protect our freedoms. They leave their homes and families, work in highly stressful and dangerous conditions, and ensure that all of us here at home are safe and secure. We need to honor these men and women and show them that Americans across the country are appreciative of their work and sacrifice,” Congressman Knollenberg said. … “With this resolution, it is my hope that our troops will know that the American people – from the 16 year girl in Waterford (Alexandra McGregor) to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives – are grateful for their service. Our country is at war and it is more important than ever to show our appreciation for our brave and dedicated men and women in uniform.”

The legislation states “all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces both at home and abroad.”

Soldiers Angels would like to also encourage Americans to take advantage of the National Support The Troops Day to pray for our troops and to find a way to let our troops know that they are appreciated through the sending of letters and care packages or any of the many other ways that our troops need assistance.

For those citizens who do not have time to participate in such projects, but who wish to support the military members stationed far away to guard our freedom, cash donations can be made quickly at the Soldiers’ Angels website and are put to use in the purchase of supplies for our deployed and for wounded soldiers and their families overseas and at home.

For more information, please check the Soldiers’ Angels website at http://www.soldiersangels.org/ Email questions to info@soldiersangels.org or Call (615) 676-0239 Website for Representative Knollenberg: http://www.house.gov/knollenberg/mediacenter/press/2006/3-14-06.htm

Kayla and Solomon!

Jeff and Amanda's 2 cuties...even though they live in SC they still are BILLS fans!!!

We will miss you, Timmy!!

A very dear friend of mine (and my children) has passed away this week. Timothy Horst was only 50 years young...............He will be greatly missed!!!

He was a very unselfish and kind man who would help anyone out! Thank you for being my friend, Tim!

Ben & Britt

Here is a picture of my two "babies", both in college! Where has the time gone????

Ben is 20 and attending University at Albany and Britt will be 19 and is attending Buffalo State.

A Picture of Bucky!

Here is one of the latest pictures I have of Bucky.

He will be back in the states on February 22!!

His birthday is the next day.........

We can't wait to see you, Bucky!!

Send an Email valentine to our wounded heroes in Germany!

Please take a minute to send a Valentines Day Greeting to our Wounded Heroes at Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany. Send this email to everyone you know who would take a few minutes to send an email to Willie (Wilhelmine Aufmkolk) at josephinefs2654@gmail.com thanking our wounded men and women for their sacrifices and wishing them a Happy Valentines Day and a speedy recovery. Willie says pictures are welcome (but not to send ecards since she cannot copy and paste them into the book she is making).

This is a fast, easy and free way to help make a difference to a wounded hero waiting to be sent back home to the US. She needs all the responses by Jan 31st to make up the book so take a minute right now to send her an email and then forward this message to others who might send a message of their own. We ought to be able to get her hundreds of messages of thanks and good wishes (right now she has only 6....)


Let's help Willie let these heroes know that they have not been forgotten.


To read more about Willie's work with Soldiers Angels at Landstuhl Medical Center got to the SA Germany blog:

http://www.sablogs.com/index.php?blog=40&cat=232

To see some wonderful photos of Soldiers Angels work in helping provide our wounded heroes with a bit of holiday spirit check out these photos:

http://www.sablogs.com/index.php?blog=40&cat=234

Send our troops a Valentine Ecard!!

Soldiers Angels, in collaboration with Library of Life, is mounting a Guinness Book of Records attempt called Operation: Love Our Troops, to create the largest digital Valentine's Day card ever and send the messages to our deployed military.
Library of Life is an organization that offers the public a way to celebrate life and share memories on line, through a digital library that will last forever. They are sponsoring the campaign, hosting the Valentines messages for free and created a way to raise funds for Soldiers Angels.
Before the site is promoted and Operation Love Our Troops is announced to the public, we want to populate the site with genuine, heartfelt messages. We are reaching out to Angels for support with this. We're asking that you visit www.operationloveourtroops.com and send a message of support to the men and women who serve in our Armed Forces.
"Who would better deserve the largest Valentine's Day card than our troops abroad," says Patti Patton-Bader (founder of soldiers' angels). Library of Life has retained The Bohle Company, a top public relations company based in Los Angeles, to promote the campaign. They will be seeking major media coverage for this effort that will greatly enhance Soldiers Angels visibility. We are really excited about this partnership and trust you will be too.
Let's show the troops how much they are appreciated. You're welcome to forward this email address on to others. We want Operation Love Our Troops to be an overwhelming success. Thank you for helping us attain this goal!